Working Memory Capacity Is Often Assessed by a Task in Which

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Multiple Choice

Working memory capacity is often assessed by a task in which participants read groups of sentences and then repeat the final word of each sentence. Is this task a valid measure of working memory? Why or why not?

• A) Yes. We often have to store information while processing other material.
• B) Yes. We often have to remember the final words of sentences while we read.
• C) No. We rarely have to remember the final words of sentences while we read.
• D) No. The task is more a measure of mental speed than of working memory capacity.

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